The threat posed by the Order Orphans reached a critical point several months later. The most stubborn among them finally completed their plan, gathering energy fragments scattered across the Multiverse in an attempt to reconstruct the Order Sovereign.
Lin Ye was the first to sense the awakening of that power. His consciousness had once clashed with the Order Sovereign at the deepest level, leaving him with a unique sensitivity. The moment those energy fragments began to resonate, he immediately understood the severity of the situation.
But the situation differed from what he had expected. That gathered energy did indeed bear the characteristics of the Order Sovereign, yet it had not formed a complete consciousness. It was more like an empty shell—powerful but directionless, formed but soulless. The Order Orphans had clearly overestimated their abilities. They could gather energy, but they could not give it life.
This was a dangerous moment. An unconscious power could be more terrifying than a conscious being, because it could not be persuaded, understood, or predicted. It would act only on its most primal impulses—perhaps destruction, perhaps something else.
Lin Ye made a bold decision. He would personally make contact with that power and try to guide it in a harmless direction. Everyone else opposed the plan, believing the risk was too great. Lin Ye had nearly ceased to exist in his confrontation with the Order Sovereign; facing that power again might mean he would never return.
But Lin Ye stood by his decision. He said that precisely because he had confronted that power before, he was the most likely to succeed. Furthermore, his consciousness structure had undergone some kind of change during that battle, giving him a special affinity for order-based energy. If he did not do it, perhaps no one could.
In the end,